Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast Affecting golang.org/x/crypto/ssh package, versions <0.52.0
Threat Intelligence
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- published22 May 2026
- disclosed22 May 2026
- creditMaciej Kawka
Introduced: 22 May 2026
CVE-2026-46597 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade golang.org/x/crypto/ssh to version 0.52.0 or higher.
Overview
golang.org/x/crypto/ssh is a SSH client and server
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast due to an incorrectly placed cast from bytes to int in the AES-GCM packet decoder process. An attacker can cause a server-side panic by sending specially crafted inputs.